The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, names the Henderson Police Department and the Metropolitan Police Department among its defendants.
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The lawsuit, filed last week in District Court, accuses Henderson police of using excessive force.
John Watson III refused to comply with an officer’s commands to drop a knife outside a grocery store, police said. He was shot as he walked toward the officer.
The woman’s 77-year-old husband was arrested in connection with her killing, Henderson police have said.
The city’s municipal court announced Wednesday that hearings scheduled from Nov. 30 to Dec. 31 will be pushed back five weeks.
Ex-Henderson police chief LaTesha Watson is suing her former employer, claiming she faced discrimination. The city says her claims are unsubstantiated.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that former Henderson police Chief Patrick Moers filed in 2018.
Henderson police fatally shot a woman after she reportedly stabbed her 7-year-old son multiple times on Monday.
Thedrick Andres, who has been acting police chief in Henderson since March, will take over the top job permanently, a city official announced.
Federal authorities are investigating after a thief or thieves broke into secured areas of two Henderson post offices and stole trays of mail over multiple days.